Perry Community School District

Perry Community School District
Location
Perry, Iowa
Dallas, Boone, and Greene counties
United States
Coordinates41°50′29″N 94°04′51″W / 41.84139°N 94.08083°W / 41.84139; -94.08083
District information
TypeLocal school district
GradesK-12
SuperintendentClark Wicks
Schools3
Budget$30,485,000 (2020-21)[1]
NCES District ID1922530[1]
Students and staff
Students1812 (2022-23)[1]
Teachers133.58 FTE[1]
Staff147.45 FTE[1]
Student–teacher ratio13.56[1]
Athletic conferenceHeart of Iowa Conference
District mascotBluejay
ColorsBlue and white
   
Other information
Websitewww.perry.k12.ia.us

The Perry Community School District is a rural public school district headquartered in Perry, Iowa, United States.

The district is mostly in northern Dallas County, with a smaller area in Boone County, and a small portion of Greene County. The district serves Perry and the surrounding rural areas, including the towns of Dawson and Bouton.[2]

Clark Wicks has been superintendent since 2017, after serving as the part-time superintendent at Orient-Macksburg Community School District. He formerly served as the principal at Perry Elementary from 1989 to 2012.[3]

Schools

  • Perry Elementary School
  • Perry Middle School
  • Perry High School

Perry High School

Perry High School is a high school located in the city of Perry, Iowa.

Perry High School was the victim of a school shooting on January 4, 2024. The Perry High School shooting was the first school shooting of 2024. There were 3 deaths which included the perpetrator, Dylan Butler.

Athletics

The Bluejays compete in the Heart of Iowa Athletic Conference in the following sports:[4]

Fall sports

  • Cross country (boys' and girls')
  • Swimming (girls')
  • Volleyball (girls')
  • Football

Winter sports

  • Basketball (boys' and girls')
    • Boys' – 1988 Class 2A State Champions[5]
    • Girls' – 2-time State Champions (1930, 2002)[6]
  • Wrestling
  • Swimming (boys')

Spring sports

  • Track and field
    • Boys' – 1962 Class A State Champions[7]
  • Golf
    • Boys' – 1983 Class 3A State Champions[8]
  • Soccer
  • Baseball
  • Softball

Shooting

This section is an excerpt from Perry High School shooting.[edit]
A mass shooting occurred on January 4, 2024, at Perry High School in Perry, Iowa, United States. Seventeen-year-old student Dylan Butler shot five students and three staff members before killing himself. One of the wounded students, a sixth-grader, died the same day and one of the shot staff members, principal Dan Marburger, died 10 days later from injuries sustained during the shooting.[9] It was the first school shooting of 2024.[10]

The shooting occurred during a morning breakfast program at the school. The shooter, Dylan Butler, was armed with a pump-action shotgun, a small-caliber handgun and an improvised explosive device.[11]

Notable alumni

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f "Perry Comm School District". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved June 29, 2024.
  2. ^ "FY20 PERRY" (PDF). Iowa Department of Education. Retrieved July 30, 2020.
  3. ^ "Wicks to be new superintendent for Perry schools". the Perry News. April 13, 2017. Retrieved July 30, 2020.
  4. ^ "Raccoon River Conference". Raccoon River Conference. Retrieved July 30, 2020.
  5. ^ "2020 Basketball Stat Book" (PDF). Iowa High School Athletic Association. January 29, 2020.
  6. ^ "All Time State Tournament Results" (PDF). Iowa Girls High School Athletic Union. pp. 10–17. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 15, 2014. Retrieved March 15, 2014.
  7. ^ "2020 Track & Field Stat Book" (PDF). Iowa High School Athletic Association. December 16, 2019.
  8. ^ "2019–20 Golf Stat Book" (PDF). Iowa High School Athletic Association. December 16, 2019.
  9. ^ McFetridge, Scott; Ahmed, Trisha (January 14, 2024), "Iowa principal who risked his life to protect students during a high school shooting has died", Associated Press, retrieved January 14, 2024
  10. ^ Paquette, Danielle (January 5, 2024), "Terror in small-town Iowa as gunfire erupts at Perry High School", The Washington Post, ISSN 0190-8286, retrieved January 14, 2024
  11. ^ "17-year-old kills sixth grader, wounds five others in Iowa school shooting, police say", Associated Press, January 4, 2024, retrieved January 8, 2024


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